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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-04
NEW RIGS, FRESH HORSES,

and everything a frstclaSS livery should have
Carriage stable separate from the horse stable
II iSthe best adapted and most desirable place
in the city for boarding. Terms reasonable.
ar3OeSda PETER ERB.
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aelr Advertisements.

II
urASTED-TIME KEEPER AND ASSIST
| w ant in once. Address MANUFACTURES,
care REsETEE ONCE myiq
JNURNIsHED ROOMS FOR RENT-BY THE
| ~ day, week or month Call et 1000 Aarkek
Street up stairs, for particulars. my4q
yTVANTED = SEVERAL BoARDERs = EX-
w cellent table; comfortable quaIters-SS5 30
| per week Call al No. = Twenty-fourth street,
Center Wheeling. mys
ITTTANrRD -BARBER-AT THE CENTRAL
| w BARBER SHOP, Bellaire, Ohio. ap0a
| "
TTANTED-COMPETEETs SALESMAN BY A
| w Philadelphia Clothing House for State OF
/ West Virginia Correspondence solicited only
| from those having trade Address "Cloihing,"
care OF y. w. AVER & son, Philadelphia, Pa
ap2aer
TNoR RENT - THREE CHOICE ROOMS,
| IL either siDgly or together. in desirable To-
| cality, and convenient 20 good boarding house
| VIII be rented with or without furniture. APP
! Div az 1914 Main street. sp34h
J1OR RENT-THE STORE ROOM AND GEL
II lar formerly occupied by ShellhsaSe 4 Son,
corner Market and Eleventh streets. Enquire at
+. Hanauer's, 1906 Market street, AcMeche1
old stand apIf
TNoR REMITTANCE FRONT ROOM, THIRD
| II slOry Of building No. l2l5 Market street.
ap2h
+ CAN FURNISH I.OOl INDUSTRIOUS LADIES
/ with permanent lucrative employment. No
| fraud or humbug Hundreds OF testimonials
work. MRS. II. F. LITTLE, Chicago, III.
RDlSpadO
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-04

uTANTED-TIME KEEPER AND Assist
w snt in once Address MANUFACTURES,
care REsIsTER Office. myfq
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-27

President Clsveland expresses the Ut
most uneoneesn In regard 10 what the
peopIs think Of The contents Of his tsis-
gram 70 Chairman Pastison Of ths Pc
elfs Railroad Commission and In the
ssms breath tells them the exaet words
Of the telegram In order that there nsy
be no misunderstanding about Il. This
pAsadoxioal reply is fully in ksepina
With shs character and career Of Groves
Cleveland. He seems utterly incapable
Of doing anything In . manly and
straightforward way. He psetsnds 10
be a rsgoFmeF while he Is 10 reality the
most unsorupulous Of spoilsmen. He
sJueht 10 win favor in the South By or
dsFing the return of the rebel battle
4 nee, thouah be knew that the order
could not be carried into eject, having
bssn bot short time before informed
By the Attorney General that u vas not
within bis power 10 give away govern.
msnl property In this manner. He pre-
fssns respect and friendship for ths
GRAD Army Of the Republic when IL 4
notorious that be has recently made ~
effort 70 divide that organization and
when his entire ofAoiAl career has beez
marked BY bitter hostility to the sol
dlsrs whs saved che Union. II would
be refreshing 70 have him DO anything
without pretending TO do something
slss. Double dealing grows very tirt'
some.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-27
An ynCoMFoRrAsLE POsuTIoS.

The position Of the British govern.
msnt in view Of its proclamation Of the
Irish National League IL not comfort
able one. u has already proclaimed
the League. ostensibly upon private In
formation Of the disloyal character Of
the organization, bat 10 10 unable %
furnish any such information TO Par
lament or 10 ths people. TIE Liberal
and Home Rale members are deter
mined 10 compel On explicit statement
Of The reasons OF the government for
believing that the organisation is dis
loyal organisation, and questions are
daily put to The Home Secretary which
he ID compelled 10 decline 10 answer
The iavarlable explanation Of the Rsv.
ssnnssnt is that Il possesses Information
which iasiihes the proclamation Of the
League, bat not q word Of this infor-
nation OF IN tnkllne in regard te II has
been given In answer 10 the pressing
questions put 10 The ministers on The
door Of abe Commons. Indeed. impoF-
tunats QHestionsFs have frequently
forced the ministers 10 seek security In
en- unaiRuifed silence and 10 sharply
desins 10 give the Information which
they pretend 70 possess.
OF eousss. this evasion has little eject
upsn the sisengsh Of the government in
ths oommoos, WHARF the Conservatives
and Liberal unionists have sheSn their
willingness 10 support 10 In any meas
ases watch u may undertake. bat lie
eaacl apoa the people 4 uhai the gov
eFmant has 10 fear. The Liberals claim
that The League Il simply IN elsstionesE-
ina organization and charge that q hes
been proclaimed b. the government
IN order 70 eripple The opposition. Any
Liberal club o. organization. thsy say.
Might be proclaimed 90 reasonable
With equal justice and she government
could refuse 10 sxplAin ice action Pre-
sisaly a. u is doinR a. present. In the
failure 81 the esvssnmsnt 10 give any
Adequate reason for the proclamation
Of The League, the assertion Of the
Liberals vii rsoeivs esssrAl eredenos
and The strength Of The government
AMONG The people vili Be grsally lsss-
sned.
The general oplnion. b0sh u Great
Britain and The. United States. is that
che psoslAmAiiou Of the LsAgue vas 3
0oiiaisal mistake Which viii eost the
government dearly.
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rwE JAPAxEaE rnEArSus.

rAe lnasgFupsion Of The woSk of TO-
WANG he treaties between Japan and
Ne vaEisas eoentEiss 81 EaFOps and
Ansssea h 10 b. FsxreaasS, beoAnas
tAsss are mAay pOlAaa IN Ne pssssni
trsaiiss which eSeld and sAoald Be
greatly inpfcveA wAiis this 10 tFas
tas aesisa % tes Japaness govsrnmsnI
Ia hssakine &c he BAgotiAtioss sannsi
b ether wonassea 81 Of eon1e@ned
II hs von1ss. aided. thst TIE vosk d
rsxisian wAa ever bsgan % tAs pssssai
naats. Of thai govsruEene a. snlieha
enoa - thai 81 Iagan woald sssn tOlss
aaa 9 psoposaliaa loekiaR 10 ssoh . 70
WiMaon-
TIE Weslssa nnitsns fan ints ~
szsss e Fsfuslng - sanil thaa 5ap1n 4
% leases q sani-civiitRsd ooantry, ERd
shal - fss - sivtllsAslss = sansernsa.
d b falls snaitiaA - na9stisia and
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naks t-ssiiss u11h any a. shsm on|
insns II sq1nlity. When ~ pssss
srsafiss wsrs sufessd fnas. zapan vns .
eoantry nswiy opsnsd 70 inaslssnsss
With NE saisF worid. lis ps0pls wssa
lissIs kuovn and less undsrst0od. and 8
rs dszlt uiih b. ne natisns Of II
Fops e fhsy bad ben aoonstomsd %
asal win cthsF ssmi-eisiIinsd e0uniEisa
Win whish lhs5 dB0ss hasd bafRainA,
Whose fnlailmsnt was usaalIy snfoEssd
vith Ne suOnd.
ne present. gapansss tEssiies ara
psseisnly sunh 81 ere mads wizh coun-
tries whoss psocis are bat Iitsls removed
from saxsess. nnd whsss eOvsEnmsnf.
ara unable 70 preserve order and p0w-
srIeas 70 adminisfsR iasliee. Ths AmeEs
ga and European eonsals have tuEis-
dioti0n over all cases affecting suhisetl
q thsir respective gsvsRnneniA. and
are empowered 70 sEy and puniah citi-
zsns sf yspan Who have sonmittel
crimes against The property 90 lives 81
Earopsans OF Amsrisans. 10 mani
ofhsr gays ths trsatiss ere such a. Al
usually negotiated between eivilizst
and savage na1ioas. and not sash as al
MAIDS bstwesn eivilizsd nations On eqas
terus.
Tbs intention Of the Japaness GOV
eminent whan q entered into the pres
snl work Of revision vas 10 secure suel
modiAcafious Of thsss treaties - Wouit
recognize the sanding Of japan amoni
the civilized nations Of the esFth ana
forever remoFe such cause Of jusl I'M
tation 10 The japanese people % Co
snlaE iuEisdistion. Il made the mis-
take, however, Of entering into The ne
eosiaaions With the other nations as |
single contracting party, instead o
casting aside the old treaties and nseo
tiatina nav treaties separately, ~ d ~
custom among civilized government
the world over.
The result IL such as might have beeI
Soressen. In the conference which en
sued. the Representatives Of many o
the powers refused TO permit q mOdih
cation Of the treaties snoh e. japan De
sired. That country, like the othe
Asiatie countries, has been too good
Aeld for the display Of European 20
pactty. and the Western powers veE
mot eaeeP 10 admit that 10 had attaine
the rank Of . civilized natien. The
vsse unwilling 10 yield consular iuEiI
diction, and some Of them even mad
demands which, e. the meaeeF adyiee
from japan say, amounted to the AZ
ssFtIon Of the right 10 participate In ID
domestic legislation of japan. Al thi
point the Japanese government ven
properly refused 10 continue the ne9c
tiations, and the work Of revision hs
accoEdinely been suspended.
u would be q graceful and props
Get for the United States TO negotiate
treaty With japan which would recee
nize the position Of that country anon
the civilized nations. and remove Ii
; CALLING provisions Which are now en-
bodied in ell japanese treaties. III
United States first opened japan 70 Il
tercoarse with the Western nation
and this country should be tho iirst
recognize the rapid progress which th
: japanese people have made toward q
: truesl and highest civilization. Let I
treat with japan on our own aooOun
} snd LEI rs treat with her a. an equal.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-27
rmn VAuIE o. ALASKA.

The San Francisco CAgoSaeis has
awakened 70 the fast that Alaska z >
valuable possession. Ths people OF Pu-
ast Sound knsv Il lone $50, and the DAY
q NOT far distant when tbs entire eOun-
tsy viii asknowIsdgs the wisdom OF
eswsrd's purchase. Alaska d . great
ana uouasrful country. and the sources
Of wealth which have already bean dis
covered within iis borders are scarcely
Q circumstances 10 thoss which are yti
10 become krOwn. The time viii come,
far dlssant e. u nov seems 70 those
whose ksovIedes Of The subjset 70 lin
Itsd, whan Alaska will be gladly vel
coined into The sistsFhood Of States.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-27

Ths Iowa Rspahlicans failed 70 10
a1rss Allison e . sandiaass for ths
Presidency, O. thsy we're credited vita
An intsntlon Of doing. Perhaps IL wa'
because they did n0t vAnt 70 Do %, psr-
haps q uan because be did MOI waui
shem %, and perhaps % vas be-
s,nss bis ssppoFtsrs did not thinA
a advisable. Whaissss he eans'
nav have been. NE Iswa eandi-
asss Us nos Endorsed, and IL may b
presumed that ne mania for indorHinf
favossss candidates has run IT. course
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-27

buzE41E1 DQN@
Tha MsCusdy baildfnn.a two-ssusy
slxaeEaEs On Wataf and TayieE Streets,
d nbuu1 Gnizhed. his haildinR il quzta
an aeaniaifinn - Pexs Tewnaend. Ihe
toenl eoaa wits BE- abo1t &I2000.
rs foundation fas fhEee adioinina
bufldinas On Watek elEesk. owned -
MeNsm. LMndaa, Hin. 1heehAn and Sea-
W. h lAid. Tia EfrnssnEe will Be cem-
plstsd ID abou1 sixty days.
La~Benes HeszsI, TkfhfAaH HeepzR
al AdmiFnlty Head4, has IaRs -
oourss Of conslEuc1ion IN ReltSRr0Es'a
Ad1Atiou. which h about eumple1sf.
MeasEs Wafsruuan 4 Kate aEs bald
imM q bEA WMroho1ss on O solid Btone
funndasion near The Qutney wharf.
They have also 10 osarss Of eons1Euo-
don two cottages o. Uapls a9aune, nezt
10 the Red Man'B building.
ThomnB Bizhop b bailding Q 0Ds -.
y house hask Of TIE Good IempiaR'1
hall On the hat.
MARxER NEwa.
Tia bark ID. q. Murray safled from
San PsdFe yesterday fer Pagst Sound
Ths ssssmshfp wIIlamstts arrived
/ Iast eVsnine from San Francisco. shs
lay q anchor all night, owing 70 ths foe
being - dense, before going 10 Seattle
The Steamship Yosemite, coal laden,
pasasd down II tou Of the tug Maat1cl
at elsgen c'clpck last uiaht. Tbs Xose
| misa d bound 10 San Francisco.
The ship Aeirose, from San Diego. e
load lumber, vs. towed 70 Tacoma TIM
moEninR By the szg Pioneer, bound y
San Diego.
The TUG Tyss returned from the Cap
| this morning having loved TIE Mem
non and James Cheston 10 So.
TIE steamer Empire passed Tat0osf
Island q ssven O'Clock this mcEnfng
bound 10 Nanaimo 10 load return cAR
| 10 OF coal for San Francisco
TIA baRkentine J. b. GFimths was 70
ported In the Straits this morning. from
San Diego, bonnd 70 Port Hadlock X
load q Feturn cargo Of lumber.
RAnRokD INCORPORATED.
The articles Of incorporation for III
Port Townsend and Southern Railraal
we're resolved from san Francisco thi
noon, signed by California capitalists
These articles are 10 be died 1t Oiympii
next week. The route Is the same .
recently noted in this column. aloBg th
Ooast 10 the Columbia River. The cap
ital stock IL 5000, coo divided into 30,
900 shares ct 500 each.
PeRT TOWNSEND Aug. IS.
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NoTTCH.

nURlNG THE FIRST PART OF som.
IL mes some person entered our house and
took therefrOm double. lAdy's cape, n ade oil
blaek worsted cloth, embroidered IN blAck
SILK pattern scollop, det nower and leaf, lined
with satln Aad quilted In diamonds. The Or.
ticle uas male By myself some years ago,
and the hrst premium was awarded 70 Il IN The
Oregon State Fair for several years. tits only
OF value to me a. . relic, and OF no value 70
Any other person. II the person having Il
viii return It TO me, nothing further win ever
be said about a. Or. II they WI leave Il
upon our premises where I can get Il. will
Be greatly obliged; or. II any peFs0n VII In
form my husband where the article can be
found, viii pay . reasonable reward. Re-
specially yours, MRS. 7. H. CANN.
aug9.lt
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-27
PIANO TUNING.

A L. FRANCIS. OF PORTLAND, Is At
A. present At the Brunswick, and win
hesaAfter visit Seattle regularly. prepared to
90 repairing and tuninG Of piAnoa and Or
cara Good references and the bsst Of work
gnarAntsea orders nav BE- I'm at Lowman
\ HAnsora's book store. su2T.e
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university Of Washington,
axArTLE, ". Z.
Terms Begin August -. Novenhsr 1
Jasaary % and April ?.

Four eourses e studF. Pref. S0hn.
sunr nne eahlnee AWNINGS n Enz.c ~
Al. NuEnal ecpaltmona uDder diEecrlan 2
Prnf Taylor, MerHal EnaaAte Aaa ss1eneF
BaarfIng q raannrd rutns. Boarding BAH y
yuung Women un1er rnmed!A.e saRsEs - J.
a PrSceuKr9g2 FER nrthsr Information. -
s,,-us 4. n. CATCH,
snIeahwIm KresidAn1,
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ASS sExNzK EPLKR DE9B 10 AZ.
~ ncuaea INT Sc wnl sp@n her RzlRn,a
Enkoaz fnr Buys nnS Gins On M011A3. n1Ps-
-. a fke YeslsR Coliege Baifdinz. secnnd
ssrss2, ssatt,a. v. 2snsI1
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-27
SPINAL WEAKNESS AND LUNG
TROUBLES.
IS PRucE STREET. NEW YoRK,
Maaah * 1874

IS PKucE STaxE1, NEw YoRK,
March Is, 1884.
Having bean troubled with pains in
my back and chest daring the last win
ter, I vas compelled 10 remain ct home
unable 70 attend to business. until was
advised By friend 10 try one Of All
COOKS Porous PLksTKRs. After apply
ing enc to nv chest and one 10 my
back, IN three hours ] found relief
whieh / bed not get in over three
months. / cheeFfully recommend them
10 persons having spinal weakness and
lung troublee.- -HKNKx J. GALLA0HKR.
Twenty-6 Ave cents buys q merino I'M
deEshiFt ct she Star Clothing Hoass.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-27

r ENoTH OF HULL. es FEET; BEAM, II
IL let. Cabins handsomely Btted up. o..
paeity fer forty passengers. TONNAGE, 20h.
For further particulars. enquire Of GRORGR
Z. MRGRs. P. o. Boz SEA, Seattle. au27t3
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PROPOSALS.

CEAI.ED PROPOSALS FOR THE GRAD.
- ing Of the block Id Syndicate addition, re-
Gently purchased for . school site. viii be re-
cslVed e. the once Of Z. 8. Briscoe, school
Clerk, up 10 l o'clock D. m. Angus -, 1881.
Said grading will neceseiiate the removal
Of 1900 CUBIC yards Of earth, more or lesR
Plans and specifications may Be seen at the
once Of Aibro Gardner, City Surveyor.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids. BY order OF
BOARD or SCHOOL DIRECTORS,
school District No. /.
sEKrrfK AuR. 10 1887. au2I-S,
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IA Q MS.
September 2nd and 3rd.
SEATTLE DRIVING PARK.
Puget Sound and BrIiish Columbia cireulI

PROGRAMME;
FRsE DAT.
First Race. 60 yanis dash, running. Purse,
$50; SS5 10 first, SIS 10 second.
Second Race, Buggy Horse. for King county
horses, 8 In 5. Purse, sl00i SIS for arst S9c
tor second
Third Race. half mile dash, running. Purse,
SIS; SEQ 70 hrst, $15 to second.
sEcoSD DAY.
First Race, free for I'll, trotting. mile heats.
3 In 5. Parse, $i25; Sf00 to irst. $2s to second.
Second Raee, half mile, running, 2 In s
Purse, $Ieo; SIS to first, S25 TO second.
Third Race. PAGERS, halt mile heats, 8 in s.
Purse. 500. SIS 10 hrss. SIS 70 secoad.
Fourth Race. tadiGn race, half mile dash,
running. Purse, $50; $50 70 Arst, entrance
lee 70 second.
Entries Closed Before Day Of the Races
Entrance fee added pro rata to all pursea
~ Special excursion rates have been made
with the various railroads and steamboats, en-.
tering seattle. r. PRIToHARD, Treasurer.
c. p. scHADD, Secretary. 2Saugol
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TO LET.
NO LsET.

ONE OR TWO ELEGANT AND ELEGAHr
" ~ furnisaed rooms. Enquire ~ this
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Up TO few weeks ago considered
myself the champion Dyspeptic OF
America. During the years / have
been afflicted I have tried almost
everything claimed 10 be a specific
for Dyspepsia in the hope OF fndIng
something that would afford perma-
nent relief. ] had about made up
my mind to abandon all medicines
when noticed an endorsement of
simmons Liver Regulator by q prom.
inent Georgian, 3 jurist whom knew
and concluded 70 try its effects In my
case. have used but two bottles.
and am satisfied that I have struck
the right thing al last. felt It's ben
efcial effects almost Immediately.
Unlike all other preparations Of q
similar kind, no special instructions
are required as to what one shall or
shall not eat This fact alene ought
20 commend Il 10 all troubled with
Dyspepsia. J. N. HOLMES.
VinelAnd, N. ].
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-04-16
An Ingenious Contrivanee.

The m:crophone is now being used \
Germany for the purpose of detect'n.
loss of water through leakage in tow,
ma ms. The apparatus consists of $
steel roi VIII ch vs. placed upon TIL,
cock in the ne ghborlood OF which the
leak is susp 5ceed, and mjcrophone at
tached to the upper end of the rod. 4
dry bat. cry and telephone compiet,
the equ pment. No sound is heard In
the telephone if the cocks are eloseo
and no leak occurs; but leak of ever
few drops causes sufficient vibration
in the pipe to affect the m crophone ano
give aud bic sounds in tn telephone
At the recent meeting of ga. and waite.
eng neeEs in Eisenach it was stated tha
the apparatus is 80 simple to handh
that with a little practice ordinary work
men are able to detect and localizc any
leak-N T. Post.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-04-16
FROM rnuH TO slxrY.roua.

A visitor TO school examination In
Athens or Rome on day In the year A.
ID. one might have heard the question
asked by the teacher, .How many ele-
ments ara there in natureP and the
scholars answer, as found In the books,
would have been, -Four earth, air. IRE
and water" That answer was as far as
science had reached at that time, but
diligent research, prosecuted In the inter
vening ages, has given To the scholar Of
to-day different answer. a visitor to q
school in London or Paris or Philadelphia
woul hear the same question replied TO
by modern scholar with '.sixty -fouri"
One of the most teresting discoveries
made in modern times by delivers into the
mys cries of natur Is that of compound
Oxygen Drs. STARKEy & PALEN, OF
Philadelphia, the physicians who have
been for years treating their patients With
this remedy, are glad to satisfy the cur
ious in regard Ia il, and will mail fee to
any applicant copy of their brochure OF
nearly 200 pages, entitled compound
Oxygen, its Mode of Action and Results. "
Orders for the Compound Oxygen Home
Treatment will be filled by II. A. Mathews
$40 Powell Street, San Francisco.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-04-16
CASHMERE sHAwLs.

How These Exquisite Products Of the
Orient Looms Are Manufactured.
Cashmere shawls are prec Gus TO every
gent'ewoman' heart. aud b long 10 tho
same category as d Almonds. The love
for these products Of the Orient looms is
scarcely century old. The shawls left
by t ppoo Sahib's ambassadors in 1877
were regarded as curiosties by the mag
mates 10 whom they were presented, and
we're used rs carpets or cut up for
dress ng gowns. II IS sa d that Mime.
Gaud n. ladv of Greek parcntage aud
celebrated beauty. wcrc tho first shawl
Par 3. Not until after Napoloon's $
Fgypt'a an expedition did the Cashmere
shawl become fashionable The
Empress Josephine's love Of these
superb W hs of Oriental beatty Is
rs well known "a her passion
for flowers The wealth acquired
by the great men und.r the first empire
ere was lavi hly spent BY their wives
for India shawls. ii was matter of
tile i'm. or ance whether the shawls
were clean or soilcd. 1t may have done
duty as the robe of some Ir est high IN
Office or rs The turban of one of The Mo-
yuls soldiers. If il suited the taste of
'he grandn dame il was purchased,
c eancd and worn. The shawls arc
woven from the wool of the Thibet goat,
and for those of the highest grade only
he finest of tn 5 fine wool is used, one
goat yielding but half pound Of this
first quality wool at its annual shear
ing The shawls are all made upon
hand looms. ard sometimes thirty or
forty men are employed Tor year and
a half. or even two years. upon single
shawl. The gold ami silver thread usel
n the embroidery of the shawls Is made
1t Boorhampoor, n Deccan CITY. A piece
of pure ore is bea en- into n cylinder the
size OF thick reed, and is again beaten
ut until il w II pass through an orilice
he eighth of an inch in diameter.
L is wire is then wound upon several
eels. which work upon pivots, the end
# the thread beng passed through
,till finer holes and then fastened to n
arger reel, which, when set in rapid
motion, atienuates the thread sill
.urther. The thread is then fiattened
tpon steel anvil, highly polished by n
K ll,d workman. A silk thread is then
overed with this fine wire. 1t is said
a if lump of silver be gilt before il
put through any process it VII retain
he gild ng through all the severe ham
nering. winding and draw ng TO VIII ch
I is afterwarl subjected. and emerge a
:o,tlen thread that VII never tarnish
ueen Victoria receives as tr butte
very year certain number of CASH
mere shawls of fine quality from certain
indian Princes. These costly wraps
he bestows as MARI age gifts upon the
al es of rank connected directly or re-
nlotely with her court Btttig-
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-04-16
A Philosophic opinio..

"Come, let's cross the street." said a
man to friend with whom he was
walking. Il don't want to meet that
fellow Spigget. lowe him"
''Why are you SO mWch afraid to-day?
You met him yesterday and shook hand.
with him."
'Yes, but it was different then"
"Why so?''
Because had on old clothes yester-
day, hut have ona new suit to-day. My
dear fellow" affectionately taking his
friends arm, ''nothing can rival suit
of new clothes in the matter of inviting
duns. If you owe a man he thinks it is
your duty to wear sack-cloth and ashes
until you pay him. "--A,kaRsaW TrGU-
eller.